Envelop.



G. P. FITZSIMMONS.

ENVELOP. I APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 30, 1914. 1,148,671 a Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

ATTORN EYS WITNESSES: INVENTORZ m v GengaSEflzmqqqs,

GEORGE P. IEI'IZSIMMONS, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

ENvELoP.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, GEORGE P. FrrzsIM MONS, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Newark, in the.county of'EsseX and State of New- Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Envelops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. i 15 This invention relates, generally, to improvements in envelops; and, the present invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel form. of envelop for inclosing letters or papers, the envelop having the same appearance, in general, as the ordinary envelops, but the surrounding marginal edges of the envelop being in the form of narrow squared sides at right angles to the front and back. of the envelop, so as to provide an increased receiving space for readily .re'

ceiving the contents, and, furthermore, to more easily permit of the removal of the contents.

In connection with anenvelop of the general character above stated andhereinafter more particularly specified, the invention has reference, also, to the provision of means, in the form of a tearing strip, which is secured upon the inner surface of one of the said right angled edge-sides, for the removal of such edge-side when it is desired to get at the contents of the sealed envelop.

.The present invention, ther'efore,has for its principal objects, first, to provide an envelop having such squared or right-angled edge-sides, to increase the receiving space of the envelop; and secondly, to provide an en velop of the character stated with a tearing strip within the envelop and upon the inner face of one of said edge-sides for readily removingthe entire edge-side, wlthout mutilation of the parts of the envelop at the opening. O

The invention has for its further ob ect to provide an envelop of the character, stated which may be easily and cheaply manufactured, the tearing or severingmeans thereof being capable of incorporation with the envelop during the manufacture of the envelop, and to extend one end of the tearing strip througha slit at one of the cor-,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3; 1915'- Application filed September so, 1914. Serial No. 864,206.

ners of the envelbp so as to provide a means which may be readily grasped, to pull the said tearing strip against-the right-angled or squared edge-side of the envelop, to sever the. said edge-side along its two marginal edges where it is joined, respectively, to the front and to the back of the envelop.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

With the various obj ects of the present invention in view, the invention consists, pri-' marily, in the novel envelop hereinafter set forth; and the invention consists, further more, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the several parts, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and which form an essential part of this specification.

The'invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which igure 1 is a rear face view of an envelop made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an end-edge view of the same, looking in the direction of the arrow 00 in said Fig 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear face view of the envelop,

similar to-that representedin said Fig. l,

but showing more particularly the manner of severing the end-edge of the envelop; and

Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional repre sentation taken on line 44 in said Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view of the blank from which the improved envelop is manufactured.

Similar characters of reference-are employed in, all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts. i

Referringnow to the several figures .of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates the body of the envelop, 2, the lower flap, 3 the sealing flap, and 4 the end flaps. As indicated by'the dotted lines 5 and 6, shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the various flaps 2, 3 and 4 are respectively connected with the body. 1 by the, narrow portions 7 one of the said narrow portions 7 being preferably cut away, as at-8, between the one end flap 4 andthe body 1, as illustrated in said Fig. 5 for the purposes to be presently more fully set fort During" the manufacture of the envelop,

the blankrepresented in said F ig. 5 is folded by an envelop is provided which is formed at the top, at the bottom, and at the ends, with squared or right-angled edge-sides 9,

as shown in Figs. 2 and L of the drawings.

The tearing or severing means hereinabove' mentioned, and shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inc1usive,consists essentiallyof a single strip 10 of substantially the same width as the narrow portion 7 the said strip 10 being securely pased,'. or otherwise secured upon the inner surface of one of the said squared or right-angled edge-sides 9, the said strip being of such length that it will cover the entire inner surface of the said edge-side, and

that its free end-portion 11 will project from the previously mentioned cut away part 8, to provide a suitable fingerpiece or grasping means for taking hold of the tearing strip and thereby easily severing the squared or.

I ragged edges and with the back of the envelop, formed bythe several sealedfiaps, left in its .entirety. The said tearing or severing strip herein-above mentioned, may

be made of stifl paper, or card-board, or any other material suitable for the purposes of a severing means may be employed.

From the foregoing description of the present invention, it will be seen that a simply constructed envelop and a simple and eflicient means is provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but, it will be understood, that while the elements herein described and shown in the accompanying drawings, are adapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it will be evident that they show merely .one embodiment of the principles of the invention. Hence, I do not limitmy present invention do I confinemyself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim I i 1. An envelop comprising a main'body, a lower flap, a sealing flap, and end flaps, said flaps being connected with the main body by narrow portions forming with the front and back of the envelop narrow squared or right angled edge-sides, combined with a tearing strip secured upon the inner face of one of said edge-sides, said strip being of the same width as the edge-side to whichit is secured and having a portion extending from one end of said edge-side,substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

r 2. An envelop comprising a main body, a lower flap, a sealing flap, and end flaps, said to the exact' arrangements of the parts asdescribed in the foregoing specification, nor

flaps being connected with the main body-by narrow portions forming with the front and 7 back of the envelop narrow squared or rightangled edge-sides, one of said narrow portions being cut away to provide an opening between said edge-side and the front and back of the envelop, and a tearing strip secured upon the inner face of the said edge side, said tearing strip being of the same width as said edge-side, and the said tearing strip having one end-portion extending from said cut away part, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of September, 1914.

GEORGE P. FITZSIMMONS.

Witnesses: FREDK C. FRAENTZEL,

FREDK H. W. FRAENTZEL. 

